they lie in service of the truth, so-- >> stephen: really? >> of course. >> stephen: is that what you tell the judge? ( laughs ) so what were you able to do in a book that you couldn't do in songs? >> a book is very different. you have-- you have to-- you still have to find rhythm, and you have to find music in the prose that you're writing, but there's a lot more space to delve into deeper details. and also, an autobiography, people know is immediately about your life. whereas the songs, there's always a question, you know. "are you the guy in 'racing in the street'." are you the guy in 'growing up?' in some cases, i am that guy. in others, it was completely imagined. in the book people know, it's directly from your experience. >> stephen: well, it's, um, it's like your music in that it's-- it's beautiful, incredibly moving. every-- practically every paragraph that i've read in this has been like poetry. >> whoa! ( laughs ) >> stephen: no, but also-- but, no-- >> let's go there. >> stephen: but it's also like listening to you talk at the sam
